The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-03-24
a New ChurcIl Organixed,

In the month of October, 1884, DIR.
Humble, DIR. r. r. McCandless, and
Rev. DR.. R. Cruikshank, and two OF
the students of the College of EN-
poria, Fred Craise, and w. L. Baker,
organized a Sabbath School in the
school house on Sixth Avenue near
Col. D. Taylor's. In organizing, w.
L. Baker was elected Superintendent,
and Fred Craise Assistant Superin-
| tendent. After two months Mr.. Baker
| left Emporia, and Fred Craise was
elected Superintendent in his stead.
Mr.. Craise continued to discharge
the duties of the Office in very eff
cient and satisfactory manner until the
close of the College year in June
1885.
About this time the Rev. j. b.
II. Janeway had recently come from
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on bust
ness that would probably require his
remaining at Emporia for consider
able time, and having been acquainted
with Rev. DR.. Cruikshank and family
while in the east, he at once manifest
ed deep interest in the success of the
Sunday School. AS Mr.. Craise was
about to return to his home to
remain during the College
vacation, Rev. Mr.. Janeway was elect
ed Superintendent of the Sunday
SkLlQ MI OIctlSC XA6SkS6G OupcI-
intendent. These two brethren held
their respective official relations to the
school till the organization of the
church, of which an account is about to
be given.
Soon after the organization of the
Sunday School, a prayer meeting was
appointed for Wednesday evenings, but
at first only few persons attended,
and also these meetings were frequent
ly interrupted by the inclemency of the
weather and other things, until the
spring of 1885, at which time Rev.
r. 'Cruikshank commenced to attend
and conduct these prayer meetings reg
ularly, and usually explained portion
of the scripture lesson read.
The attendance at these meeting was
quite small at first. but increased grad
ually.
In the spring of 1886, Rev. j. ID. II.
Janeway and r. Cruikshank COM
menced preaching in the school house
Sabbath evenings.
Both these ministers were usually
present Sabbath evenings by mutual
agreement. as III their judgment the in
terest of this missionary enterprise
would he promoted by their united eff
forts, the one selecting the text of
Scripture and making the opening re-
marks one evening and the other the
next SaDDatn evenings the second
speaker usually speaking on the same
| theme as the first. and as supplement-
ing what had been said.
Although the attendance at these
| Sabbath evening services was small at
| first, yet very soon the number in at
tendance became so large that it was
deemed advisable to make arrange
ments for building a chapel or small
church in the near future.
Presently two lots on the corner of
| Arundel and Seventh Avenue were
procured as a site for the new church;
/ Col. ID. Taylor giving one lot and Mrs.
/ A. Aldrich furnishing the other at
haf the market value.
| As there seemed to an be increasing
desire on the part of those interested
/ in these religious services to have a
| Church organized, the Rev. j. B. III.
Janeway, assisted by Rev. Cruikshank
and Elders Judge Otis Swan, James
/ Houghton, and DIR. r. r. McCandliss,
organized church TO be known as the
| Arundel Avenue Presbyterian Church.
On Sabbath evening, the 18th inst.
at the time appointed, deeply inter
ested audience. filling the school house
to repletion, welcomed the Rev. Jane
way and the others who were about Ia
assist him in the organization
After the Necessary preliminary